Grant
Provincial
Active
Product Development Program (PDP) — Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre
Maximum Funding
Up to $20,000
No closing date is published. Applications are reviewed on a first come, firs...
Difficulty
Moderate
Payment
Reimbursement
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Co-Funding
50%
Product Development Program (PDP) — Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre provides Up to $20,000 CAD per company per fiscal year (reimbursement). Saskatchewan reimbursement grant covering up to half of eligible product development costs for commercial agri-food processors creating new value-added products from Canadian agricultural inputs. The program covers up to 50% of eligible costs. No closing date is published. Applications are reviewed on a first come, first served basis, and the funding cap resets each fiscal year..
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Program Description
Saskatchewan reimbursement grant covering up to half of eligible product development costs for commercial agri-food processors creating new value-added products from Canadian agricultural inputs.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a for-profit commercial agri-food processor operating in Saskatchewan, paying taxes and with plans to grow in Saskatchewan
- Project must physically transform or upgrade Canadian raw/primary agricultural products or by-products into a new or upgraded value-added product
- Must demonstrate substantial use of Canadian grown or raised agricultural products
- Project work must be carried out through verifiable third-party service providers and/or contractors
- Marketing activities cannot exceed 25% of approved funding
- Stacking with other federal or provincially funded initiatives is not permitted
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Difficulty
Moderate
Competition
Low
First-Timer
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Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $20,000 CAD per company per fiscal year (reimbursement)
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Co-Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- No closing date is published. Applications are reviewed on a first come, first served basis, and the funding cap resets each fiscal year.
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Insider TipMarketing can only be 25% of approved funding, and you cannot stack this with other federal or provincial funding for the same costs.
Rejection Pitfalls 11
- Applicant is a publicly funded facility, or is not a for-profit commercial entity
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Application Steps
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Check you are an eligible applicant You must be a for-profit commercial entity that operates, pays taxes and plans to grow in Saskatchewan, and the project must physically transform or upgrade a raw or primary agricultural product, by-product or waste stream into a new or upgraded value-added product, using a substantial amount of Canadian grown or raised agricultural product.
Required Documents 3
✓ Request for PDP Application Form on the Food Centre page: company name, applicant name, location in Saskatchewan, email address, phone number, and a consent confirming your company is a value-added processor that pays taxes in Saskatchewan
✓ The PDP application form, which the Program Coordinator sends after the request is submitted
Eligible Expenses 9
Ineligible Expenses 11
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Compatible Programs
Other federal or provincially funded initiatives
Other Government of Saskatchewan funding sources
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriMarketing program
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